1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 34
New York State Senate · New York
John E. Flynn (R) won re-election with 60.5% of the vote, defeating William J. Kalna (D) by 33.0 points.
John E. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%69,057
William J. KalnaDemocrat
27.5%31,388
Matthew J. HolohanConservative
8.1%9,262
William H. SchwarzLibertarian
3.8%4,373
114,080 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
John E. Flynn (R)William J. Kalna (D)Matthew J. Holohan (C)
Also on the ballot: William H. Schwarz (Libertarian), 3.8%